Jelani Cobb (jelani cobb) on the media coverage surrounding Michael Brown: “These conversations become complicated … diversifying the institution doesn’t change the way the institution functions.” . Thank you for speaking at #visionandjustice, Jelani! We’ve still got work to do.

.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Kellyanne Conway's Hatch Act violations: We're 20 years away from the Central Park 5, where the president demanded the death penalty for 5 black and brown boys. And here we have evidence of multiple violations of the same law, and he won’t even issue a slap on the wrist.

“I am a poet of code, telling stories that make daughters of diasporas dream and sons of privilege pause.” . #JoyBuolamwini intros her speech entitled, AI #AintIawoman with these resounding words. Be sure to follow her @joyfulcode!

"If you only hear one side of the story, at some point you have to question who the writer is," Clint Smith tells us. #4thOfJuly #BriefButSpectacular

Because I could not stay silent, here is the piece I wrote addressing the issue of a Honolulu Circuit Court allowing a man to be sentenced while wearing blackface. civilbeat.org/2019/07/court-…

Removing the cloak of secrecy is necessary for not only President Monore’s descendants, but the entire nation to be able to reckon with a truthful account of our country’s history. nyti.ms/2LHA9MF

The answer has never been about a simple balancing act between good and bad prosecutors. It’s about overhauling a criminal justice system that has been weaponized to disproportionately harm and profit off of Black people. thecrimereport.org/2019/07/08/the…

Love this idea Mari Copeny! I know you want to join this Kamala Harris. How about you Elizabeth Warren Pete Buttigieg Joe Biden?

Hope everyone's having a great day and pausing to take deep breaths as needed.

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an incredible read that highlights not only the need for #artsforjustice but the representative art criticism which accompanies it

Day nursery of American hostels for refugees Photograph by Harry C. Ellis, in Edith Wharton collection bit.ly/2WbumEU

Can't address mass shootings in USA b/c it requires addressing: 1) cultural/historical link b/w guns & white supremacy 2) gun lobby 2) misogyny & violence against women 3) how this society raises white men to feel they are entitled & to respond w/ rage if they feel denied

Happy Birthday to writer and activist #JamesBaldwin. Baldwin made it his mission to not only #TellBlackStories but to fight for the freedom and liberation of our people.

#wevotenext

There are some words. #WeVoteNext my heart is broken for the family and friends of those murdered in El Paso today and who are killed in the streets of this country every day by senseless gun violence.

I wrote about how Tr*mp’s racism didn’t get Democrats to respond to issues of race. The power of social movements did. Now, we have to go after the corporations that continue to enable him. My latest The Guardian piece bit.ly/2Kvv7ku

This is Lois Oglesby. She was one of the victims of the #DaytonMassShooting. She works at a daycare and is a mother. She leaves behind a daughter and a newborn baby. #DaytonStrong daytondailynews.com/news/cousin-da…

A Mexican-American Pediatrician Describes Treating El Paso’s Shooting Victims newyorker.com/news/as-told-t…